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1   /*   Open Source Java Caching Service
2   *    Copyright (C) 2002 Frank Karlstrøm
3   *    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
4   *    modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
5   *    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
6   *    version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
7   *
8   *    This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
9   *    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
10  *    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
11  *    Lesser General Public License for more details.
12  *
13  *    You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
14  *    License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
15  *    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
16  *
17  *    The author can be contacted by email: fjankk@users.sourceforge.net
18  */
19  package javax.util.jcache;
20  
21  /**
22   * class wich holds information about an object in the cache. For information
23   * purposes only.
24   * @deprecated removed with no replacement.
25   * @author Frank Karlstrøm
26   */
27  public interface CacheObjectInfo {
28      String NEVER_EXPIRES = "Object does not expire";
29  
30      /**
31       * returns the region the object resides in.
32       *
33       * @return the region the object resides in.
34       */
35      String getRegion();
36  
37      /**
38       * returns the name of the object.
39       *
40       * @return the name of the object.
41       */
42      String getName();
43  
44      /**
45       * returns the type of the object. (Memory object, disk object, group,
46       * region)
47       *
48       * @return the type of the object.
49       */
50      String getType();
51  
52      /**
53       * returns the group the object is associated with.
54       *
55       * @return the group the object is associated with.
56       */
57      String getGroup();
58  
59      /**
60       * returns the current reference count to the object.
61       *
62       * @return the current reference count to the object.
63       */
64      int getRefCount();
65  
66      /**
67       * returns the total number of accesses to this object.
68       *
69       * @return the total number of accesses to this object.
70       */
71      int getAccesses();
72  
73      /**
74       * Return the time the object will expire if any.
75       *
76       * @return the time the object will expire if any
77       */
78      String getExpire();
79  }